Dean Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 http://s659.photobucket.com/albums/uu313/bluesplayerx/ Here is the link to all pic's so far,and a '67 Stella I got. Let me know what you think,good or bad. It is going to be a fretless neck, copper markers and stainless dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 i think that fretboard would really confuse me but it is fun in a retro kinda way. i suppose i wouldnt be any more confused than i normally am on a fretless have you considered that movement in the wood may cause the metal to protrude over time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 i think that fretboard would really confuse me but it is fun in a retro kinda way. i suppose i wouldnt be any more confused than i normally am on a fretless have you considered that movement in the wood may cause the metal to protrude over time Yeah. I remember reading that in melvyns book. It says the wood will wear away at a different speed to the metal. If it's not to late then I would replace the copper bits with wood(And possibly the inlays but i'm not sure). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks for the input, I agree that the woods and metal will wear at different rates.Also as a fretless it will have to be intonenated regular. If the neck proves to much ,I will just remove the fret board and go in a different direction.This is more a test with the fret board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 .Also as a fretless it will have to be intonenated regular. nah - use your ears!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 .Also as a fretless it will have to be intonenated regular. nah - use your ears!! You do know I am old ,deaf, and blind ,right.Nice to hear from you Wez, How do you like the body shape? It will be done more normal. I will mock up all the hardware and take a pic soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Up date .....a few pic's So ,here is the build at this point....Can anyone guess the guitar this is modeled after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 So ,here is the build at this point....Can anyone guess the guitar this is modeled after? Avenger's Retrotron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well, judging by the pickups a tiesco of some sort. Where'd you get the pickups anyway? And let me know how they sound would ya? I've always thought they were cool lookin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well, judging by the pickups a tiesco of some sort. Where'd you get the pickups anyway? And let me know how they sound would ya? I've always thought they were cool lookin'. You got the pickups right, but not the guitar. I like the pickup style ,too.These are vintage gold foil Tiesco single cole pickups.I forget what year.I have only seen one guitar like this ,it is by a known builder.I think the trim is Tiesco ,too.I have not found a bridge tail piece for this guitar, like the one on the original.It is a string thru /w bridge combo.Kind of cheesey looking.Teleish in design.I am going to use a tele plate for wireing.It will be mod. for a toggle switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 So ,here is the build at this point....Can anyone guess the guitar this is modeled after? Avenger's Retrotron? LOL, don't say that ,he will want money for the design. hahaha The original guitar is from a well known builder.The body and rough neck are over forty years old.Very stable wood.I cut down the body, and I am going to put a mahogany back on it.I will cut the neck square ,too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 its a little like an ampeg scroll shape, although i can see why some said avengers guitar - which is a danelectro pro shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I'm liking it so far. Only thing I will warn against is the copper. But for other reasons then stated. Make sure you cover them in a clear coat. I would use poly for the higher wear resistance. Copper will turn green as it corrodes, which it does pretty quickly, and that will seap into the wood and mess up the colors of the wood. I do like the look of the fret board though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I'm liking it so far. Only thing I will warn against is the copper. But for other reasons then stated. Make sure you cover them in a clear coat. I would use poly for the higher wear resistance. Copper will turn green as it corrodes, which it does pretty quickly, and that will seap into the wood and mess up the colors of the wood. I do like the look of the fret board though. Thanks for the remarks.I was thinking about the green monster ,too.I will keep a eye on it.I think brass turns green faster,copper turns dull fast.I will try the lemon oil first,and see how good it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 its a little like an ampeg scroll shape, although i can see why some said avengers guitar - which is a danelectro pro shape http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu313/b...ley20Sooner.jpg Here is the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Thought i would bump this,I will be posting pic's tomorrow or the next day.The neck is almost finshed.The body is in the process of being shaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Here are a few new pictures.. It is still not finished,but it is close.Feel free to comment on it,as I like the input good or bad.Just so you know ,if you can not tell, it is fretless.I am already thinking of putting frets on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Forgot some headstock shots. Back front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 With the pups, trem, and shape, you're clearly a man after my own heart. That being said, I'm not liking natural wood on this one. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Avenger,that's cool..I have always done things a little different, my theory is ,if I can buy it ,why build it.This being a hobbie for me ,I try to come up with something different.Having said that ,thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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